Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in what was then known as the Union of South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire. Although the majority of the country’s inhabitants were Black, they ...

As a Times correspondent in South Africa during the final violent spasms of the apartheid regime and the jubilant election of the country’s first black president in 1994, I noticed something odd about ...

Nelson Mandela is remembered all over the world not just as a political figure but as an embodiment of determination, mercy, ...

Former South African President Nelson Mandela actively protested apartheid for most of his life, and he is known for being one of the world's most famous political prisoners. His anti-apartheid ...

Dec 15 - Here are some important dates and events in the life of former South African President and anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday aged 95: July 18, 1918 - Born Nelson ...

Few public figures of the past 100 years have made as astounding a global impact as Nelson Mandela. The first democratically elected president of South Africa, Mandela was to his country what Martin ...

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One autumn evening, Nelson Mandela answered a knock at his front door and found himself facing his most dangerous enemy. The man’s name was General Constand Viljoen, and he was dubbed the “ultimate ...

This historic home is now a museum with an overnight rate. The former house and surrounding gardens of former South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela is now accepting ...